April 16 - 18, 2021
From the organizers:
“The pandemic really changed the way everyone lived, seemingly overnight.
We found oursleves less connected to the art world and the world at large, turning inward to our families and our lives at home. Our work has been the response to this long year. The pandemic created a need to live differently and connect in new ways, and I think the work we have done is a reflection of that. A lot of what you see in our pieces speaks to what we were seeking for oursleves during this time; escape, joy, levity, a respite from the dramatic situation unfolding around the world. We found new ways of reaching out, staying connected through virtual shows, online platforms, and going back to one on one conversations with fellow art lovers and people in our community. We had to figure out, as many have, how to adjust and think differently about how to exist as an artist and create work that resonates with others while being physically disconnected from almost everyone. And while we really can’t wait for this chapter to be behind us, it has been surprsingly positive in a lot of ways. Having fewer distractions or obligations provided the opportunity to focus more on the work and where each of us wanted to take it. We were lucky in that we not only share work space, but we’re neighbors too, so we could gather as a family and drag our canvases outside and tack them up on the fence or wherever, working through projects and talking about our next moves while planting gardens and trying new beers and other such pandemic cliches. Now, after what’s seemed like the longest and shortest year, it’s spring again, and after postponing a handful of times, we are excited to be showing soon. We know this opening won’t look and feel like any others before it, but we are looking forward to it nonetheless. And we hope people respond to the these pieces the way we felt when we were making them.”
We found oursleves less connected to the art world and the world at large, turning inward to our families and our lives at home. Our work has been the response to this long year. The pandemic created a need to live differently and connect in new ways, and I think the work we have done is a reflection of that. A lot of what you see in our pieces speaks to what we were seeking for oursleves during this time; escape, joy, levity, a respite from the dramatic situation unfolding around the world. We found new ways of reaching out, staying connected through virtual shows, online platforms, and going back to one on one conversations with fellow art lovers and people in our community. We had to figure out, as many have, how to adjust and think differently about how to exist as an artist and create work that resonates with others while being physically disconnected from almost everyone. And while we really can’t wait for this chapter to be behind us, it has been surprsingly positive in a lot of ways. Having fewer distractions or obligations provided the opportunity to focus more on the work and where each of us wanted to take it. We were lucky in that we not only share work space, but we’re neighbors too, so we could gather as a family and drag our canvases outside and tack them up on the fence or wherever, working through projects and talking about our next moves while planting gardens and trying new beers and other such pandemic cliches. Now, after what’s seemed like the longest and shortest year, it’s spring again, and after postponing a handful of times, we are excited to be showing soon. We know this opening won’t look and feel like any others before it, but we are looking forward to it nonetheless. And we hope people respond to the these pieces the way we felt when we were making them.”
On View: April 16, 2021 | 6–9 pm
Hardy & Nance Street Studio Complex
902 Hardy Street
Houston, 77020 TX
832-545-0707
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